Register-hook.



A. KYLE.

REGISTER HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 15, 1908.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

ANDREW KYLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA., ASSIGNOR TO `lOHN KYLE, 0FPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specication'of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

Application fled February 15, 1908. Serial No. 416,026...

To all wiz/om 'it may concern: Beit known that I, ANDREW KYLE, a citiizen of the United States, .residing inthe city and county ofPhiladelphia, State ol Penn? a printers registenhook embodying my in#vention'. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation withI `one side plate ofthe body portion re.

moved. Fig. 3 represents a side elevation lof the inner wall oi' theremoved plate. Fig.

4 represents a sectional view on line acx,

Fig. 2. Fig. 5 represents a vertical sectional view of the slide orcarriage for the hook showing the operating key to be used.` Fig. 6represents a sectional view on line y-dy, 7 represents asectional viewshowing a form which may be employed.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theligures.

Referring to the drawings: I have found in practice that it is not onlyessential in register-hooks to provide a hook which occupies a smallspace between the plates so that they are enabled to be placed closetogether and which hooks, however, are so situated as to be easilyaccessible in order to operate the same but it is also necessary toprovide a quick and positive movement for the hook when adjustment isdesired. My invention is designed to accomplish this pur pose and in thedrawings I have shown a construction which I have found" in practiceoperates successfully but it willbe'evident Athat arrangement of theparts may be varied and other instrumentalities may be employed whichwill come within the scope of my invention and I do not, therefore,desire to be limited in every instance to the exact constructionasherein shown and described, but desire to make such changes as may benecessary.

1 designates the body portion or support of the register-hook whichconsists of end and side plates suitably secured together in the presentinstance by means of screws and upon the-inn or "ses of each of the sideplates .ing noted that the upper en I provide in the present instance, agroove or recess 2, it being understood that vsaid groove may be. placedat any desired angle in the said wall depending; upon conditions. Uponthe upper and lower edges of the said side plates I provide 'the tracksor guides '4 designates the slide or carriage which supports the hookproper and which in the present instance consists ota casing` having therecesses 5 and 6 at itsupper and lower edges in order to receive andguide the tracks or guides 3 on the side walls, .it being understoodthat'by this means I positively provide for a proper movement of .theslide or carriage, binding of the parts is prevented and the alinementof the hook is positively maintained. Rotatably supported, within theslide 4, is a screw 7 which is secured, in said slide or carriage, inany desired manner in the present instance by having an end portion 8passing into a suitable opening in the lower wall 9 of said carriage,said end portion being provided with a recess or neck 10 adapted toreceive the ends of screws 1.1 which pass through the walls of thecasing', whereby it `will be seen that the screw 7 is held from lateralor vertical movement while free rotation of the same is ermitted, it beil of' said screw 7 is rotatably mounted Within the upper wall of theslide 4 and is provided with a suitably squared recess or opening 12 forthe reception of a suitable tool 13 for operating the same. Mounted uponsaid screw 7 is a follower 14 which is provided. with the pin l5 adaptedto be seated and moved in. said grooves or recesses 2 said pin in thepresent instance being elongated and extending the width of the follower14 although it will be evident that any desired style of pin or trackray be employed or that if necessary or desirable the pin may be placedupon the side walls of the body portion or casing 1 in the form of Aatrack and a groove may be formed in the follower 14, from this it beingunderstood that in order to provide the means for moving the follower 14I rcvide .a cam groove and pin common to said body portion and saidfollower.

16 designates the register-hook which is rotatably supported on theslide or carriage. 4 in order that the same can beotated there-y on, theside walls of said hook, one or both, 'being inclined in order toroperly receive and abut the edges di the p ates to be held,

1 the end of the tool 13 to rotate the screw 7.

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The operation of the arts just described will be apparent. The s ide'orcarriage l is held between the side walls of the body porvv tion 1 andby inserting the tool 1,3 through the opening 17 into 7 the lattercan'be rotated, which rotation, depending upon the direction thereof,raises orlowers the follower 14 and by reason of the engagement of thecam groove end pin 2 and 15 the carriage or slide 4 is .moved towards oraway from one end or the other of the body iortion as described, vthuscausing e quick an positive action. ln addition, it will be noted thatthe o' erating parts are entirely inclosed within tile slide or carriageIl, the sides orz which are closed by the side walls ofthe casing orbody portion 1, the effects of which will be evident. While I have shownthe guide recess or groove 2 as before' stated, at a certain angle, lmay, if' desired, run the same from 'corner to corner or in fact in anyother desired manner inorder to accomplish the necessary results. Y

From the above itwill be understood that y reason oi the arran ement ofthe operative parts of the'device eing within the slide and thuspractically concealed, it isnearly im ossible for the 'parts to get outofv order, 'wit the consequent ill results,. sinoe il any one of thehooks in a form get out of order or become ino erative, itis necessaryto remove the same t ereirom, which requires unlock-v ing of the partsin the frame, thus disturbing the register thereof audit is necessarytoreadjust all of the parts when the hook is placed in osition, whichconsumes a very considerable amount of time and is eonsequentlyexpensive.

` In Fig. 7 I have shown a reversal of some of the parts of that alreadyexplained, and in vplace of having the cam groove in the wall of thebody portion and the pins on the follower, l have made a groove 18 andthe follower 14 and have provided the pins, in the .form of a track 19,u' on the' side walls ofthe body portion, the e ect of which is the sameas previously described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure byLetters Patent, is1- 1. ln a device of the character described,

the recess 12 of the screw `a body ortion, the

sonrie a body portion, a slide, a hook rotatably mounted thereon, afollower movably 1nount ed in said slide and guided on opposite sides bythe walls of said slide, a cam groove and pin common to said bodyportion and said follower for movin@r said follower laterally and withit, said sli e.

2. in a device of the character described, slide suitably `guided insaid bo y ortion, a hook rotatably mounted on said sli e, a followeradapted to be raised and lowered in. said slide and guided on oppositesides by the walls of said slide, cam grooves and pins common to saidfollower end said body portion, for moving the said follower and slidelaterally, 'and means Afor raising` and lowerine said follower.

3. ln a device or the character described, a body portion, a slidesuitably guided in said body portion, a hook rotatably mounted on saidslide, a follower adapted to be raised and lowered in said slide andguided on opposite sides by the walls of said slide, cam grooves andpins common to said body and said follower, and' a screw for raisinflrand lowering said follower whereby the slidbI and follower are movedforward and backward.

e. In a device of the character described, a body portion having grooveson its inner walls, a slide niovably mounted on said body portion, ahoolr rotatably mounted on saidl slide, a screw carried by said slide, afollower mounted on said screw and uided on opposite sides by the wallsof said slide, and pins carried'by said follower andseated in saidgrooves, whereby the slide and follower are moved laterally when saidfollower is raised or lowered.

5. ln. e device ofthe character described, a body portion,- grooves inthe side walls thereof, a track carried by said side walls, a 95 slideguided by said track, a hook rotatably mounted on said slide, a screwcarried by said slide, a follower movably mounted on said screw andsuitably actuated thereby and guided on opposite sides by the walls ofsaid slide, andA pins carried by said follower und movable in saidgrooves, whereby the slide and follower are moved laterally when saidfollower is raised and lowered.

` ANDREW KYLE. Witnesses:

HANS WENIGER, ALEX WALTER.

